FOOTBALL · LEAGUE TWO · 399 SENIOR PLAYERS

How much does a League Two player earn?

The median League Two player earns £2,300 a week — £119,600 a year — across the 399 senior players at 24 clubs whose wages we hold. The mean is £2,602.

MEDIAN WEEKLY £2,300

MEAN WEEKLY £2,602

MEDIAN YEARLY £120k

BEST PAID £16,000

Nobody in the division earns more than £16,000 a week. The mean and the median are only £302 apart, the closest of any league we have published, so for once the average is an honest description of what a player earns.

What a League Two player actually earns

Senior players by weekly wage band

Median £2,300 · mean £2,602

£0-£1,000

55 14%

£1,000-£2,000

82 21%

£2,000-£3,000

128 32%

£3,000-£4,000

74 19%

£4,000-£5,000

40 10%

£5,000+

20 5%

A quarter earn £1,600 or less, half earn £2,300 or less, and a tenth clear £4,300. The lowest senior wage we hold is £100.

Every League Two club, by median wage

The middle senior earner at each club — not the wage bill

24 clubs

The 20 best paid in League Two

Weekly wage, senior players

#	Player	Weekly	Yearly	Club	Age
01	Andreas Weimann	£16,000	£832,000	Cheltenham Town	33
02	Joe Williams	£12,000	£624,000	Port Vale	28
03	Paul Mullin	£11,000	£572,000	Rotherham United	30
04	Macaulay Langstaff	£10,000	£520,000	Salford City	28
05	Kion Etete	£9,000	£468,000	Newport County	23
06	Andy Cannon	£8,500	£442,000	Fleetwood Town	29
07	Antony Evans	£8,500	£442,000	Walsall	26
08	Dan Scarr	£8,400	£436,800	Salford City	30
09	Tom Bradshaw	£8,000	£416,000	Rotherham United	32
10	Matthew Cox	£7,900	£410,800	Shrewsbury Town	22
11	Brendan Wiredu	£7,500	£390,000	Salford City	25
12	Carlos Mendes Gomes	£7,400	£384,800	Exeter City	26
13	Will Vaulks	£7,400	£384,800	Tranmere Rovers	31
14	Michael Rose	£5,900	£306,800	Salford City	29
15	Andy Cook	£5,500	£286,000	Grimsby Town	34
16	Daniel Udoh	£5,400	£280,800	Salford City	28
17	George Byers	£5,200	£270,400	Port Vale	29
18	Jordan Gabriel	£5,100	£265,200	Port Vale	26
19	Lee Evans	£5,000	£260,000	Northampton Town	30
20	Kyle Dempsey	£5,000	£260,000	Port Vale	29

By position

Average weekly wage, senior players

Goalkeepers

£2,048

Defenders

£2,352

Midfielders

£2,560

Attackers

£2,954

By age

Average weekly wage — every age we hold, not just seniors

16-19

£0

20-22

£2,062

23-25

£2,328

26-28

£2,747

29-31

£2,958

32-34

£3,256

35+

£2,245

How that compares

Median senior wage, the leagues we have published so far

Premier League

£61,000 Bundesliga

£25,000 Saudi Pro League

£16,000 Championship

£13,000 Major League Soccer

£7,100 League One

£4,100 League Two

£2,300

Where these numbers come from

Averages count only players aged 22 and over. Our squad lists run down to academy age — the League Two carries 940 players, of whom 400 are senior — and averaging all of them measures how deep a club's youth data goes rather than what the league pays.

Frequently asked questions

League Two wages

How much does the average League Two player earn?

The median is £2,300 a week (£119,600 a year) and the mean is £2,602, taken across the 399 players aged 22 or over whose wages we hold. The median is the better answer: a small number of very large contracts pull the mean above what a typical player earns.

Who is the highest paid player in League Two?

Andreas Weimann of Cheltenham Town, on £16,000 a week — £832,000 a year.

What does the lowest paid League Two player earn?

The lowest senior wage we hold in League Two is £100 a week. A quarter of the division earns £1,600 or less.

Which League Two club pays the best?

Salford City, on a median senior wage of £4,000 a week. Walsall has the lowest at £1,300.

Why do these figures only count players aged 22 and over?

Our squad lists run down to academy age — the League Two carries 940 players, of whom 400 are aged 22 and over. Averaging all of them measures how deep a club's youth data goes rather than what the league pays, and it is not comparable between leagues, so every average here is taken over senior players only.